New England News Nation & World A whale native to the North Pacific is sighted off New England. Climate change could be why

Written By Maine Environmental News

ASSOCIATED PRESS • March 5, 2024

Scientists have confirmed the presence of a whale off New England that went extinct in the Atlantic Ocean two centuries ago – an exciting discovery, but one they said that illustrates the impact of climate change on sea life. Researchers with the New England Aquarium in Boston found the gray whale while the crew was flying 30 miles south of Nantucket, Massachusetts, on March 1. Gray whales typically live in the northern Pacific Ocean.

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